The Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published since 1885.The updated Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB) was published on 23 September 2004 in 60 volumes and online, with 50,113 biographical articles covering 54,922 lives.

This is a list of University of Oxford people in British public life.Many were students at one (or more) of the colleges of the University, and others held fellowships at a college.. This list forms part of a series of lists of people associated with the University of Oxford – for other lists, please see the main article List of University of Oxford people